Decoction for Clearing Metal and Relieving Cough，*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.，For children with lung heat-induced cough, excessive thick and sticky phlegm, shortness of breath and wheezing, and impaired lung qi.
Decoction for Clearing Metal and Relieving Cough
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Formulas Name : Decoction for Clearing Metal and Relieving Cough
Chinese Name : 清金理嗽丸
Drug Formulation
8 liang of tangerine peel, 4 liang of fried trichosanthes peel, 4 liang of platycodon root, 8 liang of scutellaria root, 4 liang of mulberry bark, 4 liang of almonds (peeled and fried), 2 liang of anemarrhena rhizome, 2 liang of stemona root, 2 liang of ophiopogon tuber, 2 liang of licorice root, 8 liang of bile star.
Source
*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, sift through a sieve, mix with refined honey to form pills weighing 1 qian each, and coat with cinnabar.
Benefits
For children with lung heat-induced cough, excessive thick and sticky phlegm, shortness of breath and wheezing, and impaired lung qi.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose, twice daily, with warm water; reduce the dose appropriately for children under one year of age.
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Decoction for Clearing Metal and Relieving Cough,For children with lung heat-induced cough, excessive thick and sticky phlegm, shortness of breath and wheezing, and impaired lung qi.